Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Anu SINGH LATHER Author-Workplace-Name: University School of Management Studies, GGS Indraprastha University, Delhi, India Author-Name: Janos PUSKAS Author-Workplace-Name: Szent Istvan University, Godollo, Hungary Author-Name: Ajay KUMAr Singh Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Commerce, Faculty of Commerce and Business, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi, India Author-Name: Nisha GUPTA Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Commerce, Faculty of Commerce and Business, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi, India Title: Organisational culture: A study of selected organisations in the manufacturing sector in the NCR Abstract: The main objective of the study is to compare the organisational culture of the selected companies in the manufacturing sector and to identify and measure the perceived organisational culture and its various dimensions. 70 responses to a 4 point scale questionnaire based on the OCTAPACE profile developed by Udai Pareek were obtained from 2 organisations in the NCR. The result shows that the executives and non- executives perceive the culture differently. The study helps in identifying the weaker aspects of culture in terms of values and beliefs that prevail in the organisation. Once the diagnosis of the culture is done to identify how much each item is valued, the management gets an opportunity to work upon the identified weaker aspects, on the basis of the degree of correlation between the various elements of the OCTAPACE profile for developing and maintaining a better organisational culture to achieve the desired performance and to sustain competition in the long run. Keywords: organisational culture, ethos, OCTAPACE, values Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 349-358 Volume: 56 Issue: 8 Year: 2010 DOI: 10.17221/63/2010-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/63/2010-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201008-0001.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:56:y:2010:i:8:id:63-2010-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Peter BIELIK Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia Author-Name: Daniela HUPKOVÁ Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia Author-Name: Matúš VADOVIČ Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia Author-Name: Natália TURČEKOVÁ Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia Title: The returns to scale analysis in the basic industry enterprises in the Slovak Republic Abstract: The analysis in field of the returns of scale is an important indicator which denotes if it is effective for the analyzed companies to increase the input exploitation to expand the production program with the aim to reach higher profits than invested inputs. According to this reason, the objective of the research is the analysis of return to scale in the basic industry enterprises in the Slovak Republic. During the whole analysed period, there was estimated the most numerous group of companies which occurred in the area of decreasing returns to scale. This fact confirmed that the total input exploitation in agricultural companies is in a higher measure not profitable, because in comparison with production inputs, lower profits were reached. On the basis of these results, it is not possible to exactly estimate which inputs are indispensable to optimize (for a more specific estimation, it is necessary to apply the non-radial DEA methods), despite the fact that there was evidently confirmed the low measure of input profitability. Keywords: Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), returns to scale, agricultural enterprises, basic industry Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 359-367 Volume: 56 Issue: 8 Year: 2010 DOI: 10.17221/74/2010-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/74/2010-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201008-0002.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:56:y:2010:i:8:id:74-2010-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Giuseppe IANNIELLO Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy Title: The voluntary disclosure of the value added statement in annual reports of Italian listed companies Abstract: The paper examines some of the theoretical issues regarding the publication of the value added statement as a voluntary disclosure in the process of accounting communication. The social and economic motivation to use value added reporting is linked to the general process of disclosing financial information in a certain business and cultural environment. In this framework, a question arises about the possible role of the value added statement as a way of accounting communication in the global economy. A survey of 211 published financial statements for the fiscal period 2003 of Italian listed companies shows that the publication of the value added statement in the annual reports is a marginal phenomenon. However, the industrial and services firms voluntarily present in their annual report and income statements rearranged to expose the (industrial) value added by only looking at the production perspective, with a possible interpretation in terms of cost efficiency. Keywords: value added statement, annual reports, voluntary disclosures, Italian listed companies Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 368-378 Volume: 56 Issue: 8 Year: 2010 DOI: 10.17221/65/2010-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/65/2010-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201008-0003.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:56:y:2010:i:8:id:65-2010-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Anil KUMAR SINGH Author-Workplace-Name: Sri Aurobindo College (Eve.), University of Delhi, Delhi, India Title: Impact of the HRM practices and organisation culture on managerial effectiveness in public sector organisations in India Abstract: This study is in the light of the liberal global Indian economy that has led to a competitive environment. In a changing scenario of the global business environment with a highly competitive market economy, the HRM practices and organisation culture will provide an edge to an organisation. This study is an attempt to understand the effect of the HRM practices and organisation culture on managerial effectiveness in public sector organisations in India. This study revealed that the HRM practices and organisational culture are a strong predictors of the managerial effectiveness of the public sector organisations surveyed. Keywords: human resource management, organisation culture, managerial effectiveness Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 379-386 Volume: 56 Issue: 8 Year: 2010 DOI: 10.17221/64/2010-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/64/2010-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201008-0004.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:56:y:2010:i:8:id:64-2010-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Miroslava MILECOVÁ Author-Workplace-Name: UniCredit Bank, Bratislava, Slovak Republic Author-Workplace-Name: University of Economics, Bratislava, Slovak Republic Author-Name: Miroslav GRZNÁR Author-Workplace-Name: University of Economics, Bratislava, Slovak Republic Author-Name: Ľuboslav SZABO Author-Workplace-Name: University of Economics, Bratislava, Slovak Republic Title: Outsourcing: Decision making in case of outsourcing the company activity and management of outsourcing project Abstract: The submitted paper was elaborated as a short summary of the main findings resulting from the research we have realized at the University of Economics in Bratislava. Based on the study of large amount of local (Slovak) and foreign literature and other sources, we have analyzed and compared many (often inconsistent and contradictory) approaches and opinions of Slovak and foreign authors related to outsourcing and offshoring. Following the questionnaire survey which we performed in years 2008 and 2009 on the sample of 51 Slovak companies, and as well as on the set of interviews carried out with managers and employees of these companies, we have identified several weaknesses in the outsourcing decision-making and also in the management of outsourcing projects. These weak points are connected with the insufficient assessment of risks resulting from outsourcing and managing these risks, rather than with an inadequate monitoring of outsourcing provider and an insufficient measurement of outsourcing efficiency. We have elaborated the standardized methodology, which can be used in decision making, implementation and management of outsourcing. In more details, we focus on the areas that show the gaps in the applied management and in the available theory: on risk management in the case of outsourcing and on measurement of outsourcing efficiency. Keywords: outsourcing, offshoring, decision making in outsourcing, management of outsourcing project, risk connected with outsourcing, efficiency of outsourcing, performance metrics, baseline, scope, service level agreement, key performance indicator, outsourcing partnership Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 387-396 Volume: 56 Issue: 8 Year: 2010 DOI: 10.17221/87/2010-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/87/2010-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201008-0005.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:56:y:2010:i:8:id:87-2010-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Maciej KUBON Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Agricultural Engineering and Informatics, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland Author-Name: Andrzej KRASNODĘBSKI Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Management and Marketing in Agribusiness, University Title: Logistic costs in competitive strategies of enterprises Abstract: The thesis focuses mainly on primary logistic strategies as well as the place and structure of logistic costs in the accounting system of an enterprise. The final element was an analysis of logistic costs on the example of 50 enterprises specialising in agricultural production. The obtained results of empirical studies prove that costs of logistic infrastructure form a significant part of general costs, which can be reduced through proper management. Consequently, as far as the creation of the competitive edge is concerned, it is important to identify and control these costs precisely and continuously in the structure of enterprise operation costs. Keywords: logistics, strategy, logistic costs, competition Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 397-402 Volume: 56 Issue: 8 Year: 2010 DOI: 10.17221/67/2010-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/67/2010-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-201008-0006.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:56:y:2010:i:8:id:67-2010-AGRICECON